Author Question: In his study of play constructions, Erikson believed he saw: a. the symbolic expression of the ... (Read 36 times)

mpobi80 · **on:** Jun 21, 2018

In his study of play constructions, Erikson believed he saw:

a. the symbolic expression of the genitals for both sexes.
b. proof of his first three developmental stages.
c. how sex roles were changing in modern culture.
d. gender neutrality in the selection of play objects.

Question 2

Erikson's primary research method was the:

a. Inkblot analysis.
c. case study.
b. psychoanalysis questionnaire.
d. free association analysis.

duke02 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 21, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
FEEDBACK: Trained as an orthodox Freudian, Erikson interpreted play constructions along standard psychoanalytic lines. He wrote, Sexual differences in the organization of a play space seem to parallel the morphology of genital differentiation itself: in the male, an external organ, erectable and intrusive in character in the female, internal organs, with vestibular access, leading to a statically expectant ova.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
FEEDBACK: Erikson's primary research method was the case study. Erikson argued that case histories yield many insights into personality development and can help resolve a patient's problems.